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Spin into Myth is nice for tucking those commanders that should never see the light of day.

August 21, 2014 4:48 p.m.

Maybe try High Tide ?

August 29, 2014 12:21 p.m.

lemmingllama says... #3

VarolzInTheDirt I have already tested out High Tide , and I found it to be less useful than I would hope. Typically it would be a "win more" card rather than one that would secure my win. The permanent mana doublers will typically give a lot more value. Thanks for the suggestion though

August 29, 2014 12:30 p.m.

jtpwolf says... #4

Chaos warp is a great way to remove those scary generals. I have it in my Melek, Izzet Paragon deck.

September 1, 2014 11:36 a.m.

lemmingllama says... #5

jtpwolf Thanks for the suggestion, its one that I have already considered. As soon as I get a copy, I'll likely be adding it in. Just need to find it first.

September 1, 2014 3:36 p.m.

jtpwolf says... #6

I also highly suggest Cast Through Time in a deck like this you get lots of extra turns

September 1, 2014 7:23 p.m.

jtpwolf says... #7

Oh and Reverberate and Increasing Vengeance are great combos with extra turn cards too

September 1, 2014 7:25 p.m.

lemmingllama says... #8

I actually didn't know that Cast Through Time was a card. I'll have to test it out, but it looks quite fun. Also I already included in Reverberate and Increasing Vengeance in my deck

September 2, 2014 7:31 a.m.

I think you should add in Battlefield Thaumaturge He's really perfect for all those x's in the instants. I love using him in my decks

September 6, 2014 3:47 p.m.

lemmingllama says... #10

@ThatGuyWhoSucksAtLOL I've actually playtested Battlefield Thaumaturge . It is nice that it makes them a little bit cheaper, since my fireballs and such are normally directed at a player, I found it to be less than useful. Additionally, it wasn't good for things like Cyclonic Rift that affect more than one creature, since those don't target. Normally he was just a bad version of Goblin Electromancer . Thanks for the suggestion though.

September 6, 2014 4 p.m.

Drathen says... #11

September 9, 2014 10:21 p.m.

lemmingllama says... #12

@Drathen He would be a good addition, but my meta has a lot of creature hate. I might playtest it, could probably swap it in instead of Hypersonic Dragon

September 9, 2014 10:26 p.m.

Mithrandrir says... #13

How about Furnace of Rath as another Damage doubler.

September 14, 2014 7:23 a.m.

Eye of the Storm before you start anything. Every socery you have is an extra turn. i've only got one deck and it has the same commander as yours (also a budget deck :) go izzet). Completely different take though.... Arcane Melee . Chandra the firebrand should defs go in. If you have copy spells, you need Harness by Force , copies of the spell by pass the extra costs for a complete control of the entire board. Talrand, Sky Summoner feels like a wasted space, and Young Pyromancer while strictly better than Talrand, is okay when cast turn two but useless turn 10. If you have a dacks, why not try a phyrexian metamorph? Devastation Tide strictly better than mizzium mortars.

You might want some tricks in your deck. (I would suggest to you instant creature steal, like Act of Aggression . Counterlash is always nasty, especially into omniscience. Nice deck, feel free to check out mine too

September 14, 2014 7:42 a.m.

lemmingllama says... #15

@Mithrandrir I've tested it a lot, it was in an earlier build of the deck. The problem was that it would also affect me, and cost me some games due to receiving extra damage. Dictate of the Twin Gods is better since I can flash it in at the end of my opponents turn then kill them with the extra mana the next.

@coco_natsukaze These are a lot of good suggestions, hopefully I can address them all properly.

Eye of the Storm will become an infinite combo with the extra turns, so I won't add it in.

Arcane Melee is good, but isn't as good as mana doublers. I'd rather just be able to fireball for 20 than fireball for 12. Also the fact that it helps my opponents isn't the best.

Chandra, the Firebrand is good, but the copy wasn't good enough. Typically she would die after a single copied spell, so something like Reiterate would give me better value. She will eventually end up back in here, but first I need to cut some stuff.

Harness by Force is a good one too. I might have to playtest it, never thought of using it before. Same with Act of Aggression

Talrand, Sky Summoner and Young Pyromancer are there almost exclusively for blockers. I have a lot of aggro in my meta, so blockers are necessary. Also Talrand's tokens have flying, which can be quite useful.

Phyrexian Metamorph is a great idea, I will probably make that switch immediately.

Devastation Tide is a problem since it messes up my board state too much. I run a decent amount of enchantments and artifacts, so losing those is a big loss of tempo. Mizzium Mortars is in here primarily for token decks, or weak generals who have been given hexproof/shroud

Counterlash isn't really useful for me, normally I would be countering a creature or instant, and I would only get real value out of it if I had a Consecrated Sphinx or Charmbreaker Devils in hand.

Anyways, thanks for your suggestions! I'll have to test out and change this deck up as needed.

September 14, 2014 9:25 a.m.

Verdungo says... #16

Izzet Chronarch would like a home here. I don't think Cast Through Time goes that well with Melekk because it only works if you cast the card from your hand, not your library.

September 17, 2014 8:30 a.m.

lemmingllama says... #17

@Verdungo I already have Archeomancer and Snapcaster Mage to do that for creature bodies, I would probably add in Mystic Retrieval before Izzet Chronarch

Also I did test out Cast Through Time but it typically wasn't as effective, plus it made extra turns very oppressive. So it will not be included into the deck.

September 17, 2014 9:09 a.m.

This REALLY needs Sphinx-Bone Wand

October 5, 2014 2:18 p.m.

lemmingllama says... #19

@TonguesAndCheek It is a good card, but it also paints a huge target on me. I did test it, but it never stuck or got me killed as a result of it sticking. People don't like to be put on a clock, even if they have a decent amount of life. I'd rather take two extra turns then fireball each player for 40 damage, since they can't do anything about it.

October 5, 2014 4:08 p.m.

lemmingllama says... #20

@TonguesAndCheek Also Sphinx-Bone Wand and Jace, the Mind Sculptor are the two most suggested cards for this deck. Its very unlikely that I will be adding in either, just to be different.

October 5, 2014 4:16 p.m.

KrimsonNekros says... #21

Illusionist's Bracers + Guttersnipe is a fun combo in an izzet deck. The Illusionist's Bracers will also play nice with most of your other creatures.

October 5, 2014 7:28 p.m.

lemmingllama says... #22

@KrimsonNekros Illusionist's Bracers only affects activated abilities, the ability of Guttersnipe is a triggered ability. So that sadly will not work. The only creature that the bracers would work with is Meletis Charlatan Thanks for the suggestion though

October 5, 2014 8:25 p.m.

I like it!In my Melek brew, I'm a big fan of Repercussion and Blasphemous Act to insta-kill people.You should consider trying Jace, the Living Guildpact . I've been testing him in my build, and he's actually been a house so far.

October 18, 2014 1:49 p.m.

lemmingllama says... #24

@Ballin_Like_Stalin I've been considering adding in Blasphemous Act for a while now, but for my current meta it hasn't really been needed. It's certainly one that I will keep my eyes on.

Repercussion is a cool card, but it doesn't really fit in the entire theme of this deck. I might look at adding it to my Kaervek the Merciless deck though.

Jace, the Living Guildpact is pretty cool, but he really is just a bounce spell that I can't double. His +1 does look promising, but its rare that I can't simply draw into whatever I need. Still, I will consider it. Thanks for all the suggestions!

October 18, 2014 1:56 p.m.

Son-of-Mace says... #25

i would suggest Howl of the Horde to help cause more replication, i own an izzet ommander deck with a few similar interactions as yours, check it out if you want Mizzet's Quest for knowledge

October 19, 2014 9:19 p.m.

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